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James William Carr (1917 - 1976)

James William Carr
Born in Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1939 [location unknown]
Husband of — married about 1951 [location unknown]
Father of [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died at age 59 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USAmap
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Biography

James William Carr,
son of James Jacob Carr and Susannah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jerden
BIRTH AND DEATH:
Birth Date: 29 May 1917, per death record, and draft registration
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Hill, Texas, per draft registration
Death: 13 Dec 1976, Waco, McLennan, Texas, per death record
EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
James death record names parents as "James Jacob Carr and Elizabeth Jerden"
James has childhood census with parents in 1920 & 1930
James' obituary names 6 surviving siblings.

Sources

DEATH RECORD:
Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James William Carr
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 59
Birth Date: 29 May 1917
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Bellmead, McLennan, Texas, USA
Death Date: 13 Dec 1976
Death Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Father: James Jacob Carr
Mother: Elizabeth Jerden
Certificate Number: 95528
BURIAL:
Find A Grave Memorial# 41478447 (headstone pictured)
Inscription: James W Carr
Birth: May 29, 1917
Death: Dec. 13, 1976
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Hubbard, Hill County, Texas, USA
Created by: Sherry Garrett Franklin
Record added: Sep 02, 2009
OBITUARY:
Newspaper: Published in: Waco Tribune-Herald (Waco, Texas)
Published: 14 Dec 1976, Tuesday, Page 8
James W. Carr, 59, of 217 Lopez in Bellmead died Monday in a local hospital.
Services are pending at Kotch Funeral Home in Bellmead.
Mr. Carr was born in Hill County and had lived in the Bellmead area since 1953. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and was employed by Waco Apparel.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Carr; a daughter, Miss Janice Carr of 217 Lopez; three brothers, R. D. Carr of Bynum, C. J. Carr of Apache, Okla., and Douglas Carr of Dennison; three sisters, Mrs. George Bennett of Whitney, Mrs. Virgie Patterson of Lawton, Okla., and Mrs. Charles Samuels of Apache, Okla.; and several nieces and nephews.
DRAFT REGISTRATION:
Sources: Ancestry and Fold3
Name: James William Carr
Age: 23
Birth Date: 29 May 1917
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas, USA
Employer: Crawford Austin Mfg Co., Waco, McLennan, TX
Description: 5'10" 130 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, light complexion
Contact: Mrs. W F Hood, mother-in-law
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
MARRIAGE(1):
James had a 1st marriage to Dorothy Beatrice Hood.
Probably married about 1939 or 1940
See 1940 census, with them living at Dorothy's parents.
Dorothy died in 1941. Reference find-a-grave# 126542863
MARRIAGE(2):
Groom: James W Carr, son of James J Carr and Susannah E Jerden
Bride: Lonnie J Hammer, daughter of George E Hammer and Daisie S Vardeman
Marriage Date: about 1951, per marriage license in Dec-1951
Note: probably married in either Dec-1951 or Jan-1952
MARRIAGE(2) LICENSE:
Newspaper: The Waco News-Tribune (Waco, Texas)
Published: 29 Dec 1951, Saturday, Page 10
(listed under the sub-title of Marriage Licenses)
It says "James William Carr and Miss Lonnie Juanita Hammer"
1946 relationship, not married:
James had a relationship with Vera Estelle Hood. (proven thru DNA)
Vera was the cousin of James' 1st wife Dorothy Beatrice Hood.
James had one child with Vera.

CENSUS

1920 Census: Justice Precinct 1, Hill, Texas, family#199
James J Carr ..... 47 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer, owns with mortgage
Lizzie Carr ........ 39 ... AL,AL,AL
Bursha Carr ..... 22 ... TX,AL,AL
Lecil Carr ......... 20 ... TX,AL,AL
Castel J Carr .... 18 ... TX,AL,AL ... attends school
Rufus D Carr ... 15 ... TX,AL,AL ... attends school
Virgie Carr ....... 13 ... TX,AL,AL ... attends school
Douglas Carr ... 11 ... TX,AL,AL ... attends school
Lois Carr ............ 6 ... TX,AL,AL
James W Carr .... 2 ... TX,AL,AL <--------
1930 Census: Cache, Caddo, Oklahoma, family#48
James J Carr ..... 57 ... AL,AL,AL ... farmer, rents farm
Douglas Carr ... 21 ... TX,AL,AL ... farm laborer
Lois Carr .......... 16 ... TX,AL,AL
James Carr ....... 12 ... TX,AL,AL <--------
1940 census: McLennan, Texas
William F Hood ...... 46 ... SC
Blanche Hood ........ 35 ... TX
Milford Hood ......... 12 ... TX
Billy Hood ................. 6 ... TX
James W Carr ......... 22 ... TX ... son-in-law, Hillsboro TX in 1935 <--------
Dorothy Carr .......... 18 ... TX ... daughter, married
Neal G Dickerson ... 24 ... TX ... hired hand






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